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Carte Blanche

Starting from a blank sheet

Carte blanche

It is not just a name. It is what you have as a client. Feadship is one of the few shipyards in the world that can produce truly custom-made
yachts. Starting from a blank sheet, we create your ideal yacht in any aesthetic style you desire.

Our design philosophy is simple: start from a blank sheet and the assumption that everything is possible. We are here to make your vision reality. We work
with you, but you lead. A process that many of our clients find almost as rewarding as the moment they finally see the yacht they have created standing
before them on the quayside.

The question is not “what is it possible to create?” but “what do you want us to create?”. Our only limitations are the laws of
nature. The examples here are for inspiration, a springboard to your own ideas, from which we design a unique solution to meet your unique wishes:
carte blanche.

Harmony

styling tools

The overall design of your yacht should
have a natural harmony and coherence.
But how simple or complex, minimal or
intricate do you want that design to be?

Box volumes

styling tools

By playing with the box volumes you can discover what appeals
to you. Adding or removing a deck, or shifting the transition from
bow to aft, will also affect the balance. Where do you want your
visual centre of gravity? What seems to your eye to be the perfect
balance?

Leitmotiv

styling tools

Before getting on to any specifics, the
absolute essence of a design can often be
illustrated in a couple of lines. How would
you capture the spirit of your dream yacht
with just a few strokes of a pencil?

Character

styling tools

By playing with its profile, you can give
your yacht a character that is more
majestic or more dynamic, more classical
or more modern.

Design
theme

your theme

An effective way to define
your personal design theme
is to collect images of objects
and lifestyle that match your
vision for your yacht. From
these images our designers
can extract a design language
from which to work.

Bow

plumb bow

A straight or ‘plumb’ bow gives your yacht a different look, and by
lengthening the waterline enables higher speeds. A plumb bow
combined with low entrance angle also ensures good seakeeping
and allows you to maintain high speeds even in heavy weather

Bow

traditional bow

Feadship yachts traditionally have a long bow with distinctive flair
and parabolic profile. Knuckle lines can also be incorporated to
split the surface.

Stern

stern alternatives

A wide variety of sterns are possible. In
general a more open stern, here with
swimming platform and stairs, offers
optimal access to the sea. While a closed
stern, here shown with hatch, provides a
smooth look and maximum safety.

Windows

see and be seen

Whether half or full-length, straight or curved, the shape, spacing,
colour, size and positioning of the windows and mullions you
finally decide upon will have a huge impact on the overall lookand-
feel of your yacht.

Sea swimming

challenge

Many people want easy access to sea
swimming from their yacht, but one client
had an extra request - his wife had a fish
phobia. How could we guarantee the sea
water stayed free of fish?

Balcony

inspiration

In principle there is nothing simpler than
a balcony. But in practice the possibilities
open to you are endless.

The Build

The first of many memorable journeys owners enjoy on their Feadship is the actual building process itself. At a recent launch ceremony one owner said: "Creating something like this is as much fun as sailing the boat." Find out why.